Electric companies are mobilizing thousands of workers from across the country in advance of Hurricane Dorian in order to be ready to quickly restore power to impacted customers in the event the forecasted Category 4 storm hits Florida over the Labor Day weekend.
On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron De... Read More »
A group of governors from the Northeast are urging the U.S. Department of Interior and Department of Commerce to resolve the government delay regarding the Vineyard Wind Project.
Earlier this month the Department of the Interior delayed the offshore wind farm so that a supplemental environmental ... Read More »
Enterprise Products Partners announced the beginning of a binding open season to determine the demand for expanded capacity on the Appalachia-to-Texas ethane pipeline, also called the ATEX pipeline.
The 1,200-mile ATEX pipeline transports ethane from the Marcellus/Utica Basin of Pennsylvania, We... Read More »
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said Tuesday it is seeking public comment on a white paper jointly prepared by FERC staff and staff from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC).
The white paper proposes strategies for providing transparency and public access to... Read More »
As the United States transitions increasingly away from coal, 16 mines in the Powder River Basin (PRB) region of northeast Wyoming and southeast Montana accounts for 43 percent of the nation’s coal production, according to a new U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) report.
As of last ye... Read More »
Pivot Energy and Standard Solar officials said the energy firms have expanded collaborative efforts to co-develop five additional community solar sites across Colorado.
“Community solar is currently the hottest segment of the solar industry, and we see unlimited opportunities for growth, espec... Read More »
Mosaic Materials has successfully advanced research into a new process for removing carbon dioxide from air or flue gas, attracting ExxonMobil’s interest and an agreement that partners the two with an end goal of industrial carbon capture technology.
The process utilizes an advanced chemistry m... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $21.4 million in funding for research in quantum information science (QIS), which encompasses particle physics and fusion energy sciences.
“QIS holds great promise for tackling challenging questions in a wide range of disciplines,” the DOE’s U... Read More »
The Hawaiian Electric Companies recently launched the state’s largest procurement effort for renewable energy resources, which seeks approximately 900 megawatts (MW) of new renewables or renewables paired with storage.
The procurement effort aims to end the use of coal in Hawaii, reduce relianc... Read More »
Sens. Mike Enzi (R-WY), John Barrasso (R-WY) and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) recently requested information from the Department of the Interior (DOI) regarding efforts ensuring continuous future development of federal oil and gas leases there.
The inquiry was initiated in the wake of the Wild Earth Gu... Read More »